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A New Approach to Native Missions Starts with the Past
A painful history with church-run schools has many Indigenous people wary of Christianity. Native ministries are working to share the real Jesus.
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American Presbyterianism Was Born Amid Chaos
An excerpt from Protestants and Patriots: Presbyterians in the Age of Revolution.
Late to a 1,400-Year-Old Church Tradition? Me Too.
My nondenominational church is having its first Ash Wednesday service today. But why start now?
We Are Risking the Legacy of the Civil Rights Generation
All is not lost. But Christians must regain our distinctiveness and reclaim our moral clarity.
Review
Apologetics Can Be a Balm—or Bludgeon
A new history of American apologetics from Daniel K. Williams offers careful detail, worthwhile lessons, and an ambitious, sprawling, rollicking narrative.
‘Saint Nicholas Is Our Guy’
A conversation with printmaker Ned Bustard on what traditions teach about the joy of generosity.
The Architecture of Revelation
A monastery on Patmos builds silence in a world of noise.
Review
Do Evangelical Political Errors Rise to the Level of Heresy?
A Lutheran pastor identifies five false teachings that threaten to corrupt the church’s public witness.
Preservation Grants Help Black Churches Hold On to Their History
Over a hundred congregations have received up to a half-million dollars to repair deteriorating buildings and restore their place in their communities.